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THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1945 PAGE7

CROSS-WORD ~-----------" ____ " ______ " __ " ______ Once Gave First Aid
JOHN CHARLES THOMAS
ACROSS 51- Lather To Japs, Now Helps
1- Belonging to her 52- Part of a circle
5- Feminine pronoun 53- Actual being TO APPEAR HERE
8- Ages Strike Death Blow
12- Baking kiln DOWN MARCH 28
13- Period of time 1- In what manner Fate plays queer tricks on all of
!..I 14-Knob 2- Elusive us. H-ere is the one it played on John Charles Thomas, famous
15- Diminish 3- Fails to follow suit Commander W. E. Gist, new assist- baritone of opera, radio and con-
16- Food fish 4- Jeer ant for supply on Treasure Island.
17- Bird 5- Withdrawal cert stage, will make a personal
18-Sowed 6- Garment for head In 1923 he aided the earthquake- appearance at Theatre N-o. 3,
20- Loud noise 7- Finish smitten Japs of Yokohama to March 28. The single perform-
21~ constellation, 8- Encompass climb to their feet again. Twenty ance will begin at 1800 and tic-
The Lynx 9- Dewy (rare)
22- Combined with 10- Be v,ery fond of years later, as ships' logistics offi- kets will be pro-rated to Tadcen
others 11- Stitched cer of one of our amphibious forces, divisi-on heads and the Welfare
23- Evening 19-Cease to live h-e helped prepare the campaigns officers -of the separat,e activities.
24- Tries 20- Lad 'that steam-rolled them flat on the·
25- Bird's home 21- Two times five islands of Leyte and Luzon.
28- Electrified particle 22- Eulogistic oration
29- Otherwise 25- Turf Gi.rl Back Home
83- Wore away 27- Bank employees
36- Atmosphere 30- Youths
37- Dropped 31- Short sleeps The Masthead featurette "The
40- Sex 32-Mistake Girl Back Home," is being omitted
42- Images 34- Thing in law from this issue due to a bad film
43- Ecclesiastical 35- Lair when the picture was taken of
councils 37- Makes full
44- Exist 38- Goodby (Fr.) the bluejacket to appear with the
45- Ev-er (poet.) 39- Adored luscious gal. More pictures for this
Courtesy Harle Publications, Inc. 46- Religious ceremony 41- Scandinavian featurette are also needed, so
48- Look askance 43- Prophet come on, mates, don't hold out on
( Solution on Page 8) 49- Hawaiian wreath 45- Guido's high note us and our readers. Just bring us
50-Withered 47- Before
the picture of your one and only
and we will do the rest- of course
down the deck and Mildred Weed, WAVES RESTRICTED
OPrERAT~ONAL Slc, dreaming about her past ca- you know · we take your picture
reer as a school teacher. . . S. E . free of charge too. The Masthead
1 TO STRAIGHT AND office is located on the top deck of
TRAn~n~ G SCHOOL Holland, GM3c; A. E. Stremmel,
the new Recreation building.
GM3c ; O. "Y" Henson, GM3c; and NARROW ON T. I.
Peter Kostyke, GMlc, spending a
For several months Commander
day at the aquarium. Wet wasn't All women on Treasur,e Island Gist crisscrossed the Pacific by air-
it? ... Lt. (jg) W. F . Dewey and must observe the latest regulations Commander W. E .. Gist plane to arrange that provisions
Physical Training Elect. H. W. Pruitt each shooting governing their travel while on the and materiel should be available to
Congratulations to CSp(A) John- 98 out of 100 at the pistol rang-e. base. Daylight is considered as be- "I was aboard the armored the vessels of his force when and
v nie Verducci and bouquets to Mrs. Incidentally Mr. Pruitt, what has tween 0730 and 1830. During these cruiser Huron off the Chinese where it should need them.
Verducci on the arrival of another happened to the proposed O.T.S. hours women may walk anywhere coast," recalled the commander, Aboard the flagship of this unit
baby girl. This is the second girl Rifle Team? All hands are waiting. within the following rectangular who has relieved Captain George in October, 1944, the supply corps
for the Verduccis but from the Facets ,of O.T.S. area. Starting at the Administra- C. Tasker as coordinator of supply officer saw our landing craft swarm
proud papa comes these famous W. A. O'Connor, QM2c, protest- tion building, Second Street, is au- and allied activities here, "when toward the beaches of Leyte,
last words, "It's only the beginning ing about it but still reluctantly thorized for walking as far as the word came that Tokio and Yoko- dodging shrapnel and divebombers
folks, only the beginning" .. . Place: doing the square dance. You see, Industrial shops and northward on hama had been hit by an earth- as he watched. Later he went to
YMCA; Date: Any Thursday eve- John's partner was about six feet, Avenue M. The boundary is then quake and a tidal wave. We were the Southwest Pacific to round up
ning; Who: Vincent Calosi and so she just hoisted him aboard extended to include the three streets order-ed to proceed to Japan and more supplies for his unit. The
feminine muscle builder; Theme: and shoved off ... S. L. Morris, Slc, on either side and behind Ship's give every assistance we could. Japs who fe-11 during the invasion
Discussing the .art of how to do telling Logan Sweaney, BMlc, "I'll Service No. 2 and proceeds north- The sky was dark with smoke of the Lingayen Gulf bear mute
more deep knee bends per minute. be around if you need me." Might ward on Avenue M to Gym No. 2, as we steamed into Yokohama witness to the importance of this
Yes "chillen" it's sad but true, add Morris is doing a fine job in making a left turn up 10th Street Bay. About us, corpses and rubble task.
Calosi is "she shy" so how's about the Training Afloat Department ... to Ship's Service No. 1. This forms floated in the water. We went It was as a "landsman for yeo-
some help from one or two of you Congratulations are in order for 'the third side of the rectangle. The ashore into Yokohama, and I saw man"- yeoman striker- that Com-
waves? . . . :{.,t. (jg) R. N. Fasick E. T. Maston, WTlc, who is now fourth side is formed by A venue C, only one building still standing in- mander Gist began his naval career-
and a new two tone suit of tans. the father of a 5½ pound baby girl. and is extended beyond the band tact in the wrecked city. in 1917. Subsequently he attended
Damage Control . . . Understand that Lt. (jg) H. V. circle to· include Armed Guard, "Going through the streets to the Naval Academy, served as a
We understand that "Rocky" De- Friedle and Lt. (jg) E. F . Keleher Hostess House and Chapel build- succor the injured," the commander line officer in the Pacific, and
Werff has just signed a post-war are starting a new business of "Re- ings. Dispensary No. 1 may be continued, "we passed many Jap- turned to specialization in , aero-
contract with Ringling Brothers, bright~ning Tatoos" ! ! ? . . . H. C. reached via A venue E. anese sitting by the ruins of their logy, the branch of physics which
Barnum and Bailey to guess Stearns, GMlc, and R. L. McClean, Women who wish to reach other horn-es. They wore armbands of treats of the atmosphere. From
weights for them after the war. RdM2c, ·striking for new rates; parts of the island should do so by mourning, but they were all polite- 1929 to 1935 he performed im-
"Rocky" kept in practic-e all the way "Cliief Hayburners" .. . J. T. Gil- intra-island transportation when ness and smiles as they thanked us portant aerological duties afloat
from Mount Olive, Ill., to San Fran- bert, WTlc, of the Engineering De- possible, or if in the course of their for our help. In the midst of that and ashore, on the carrier Lexing-
.i cisco, Calif. . . "Gyrine" Chastine partment, leaving the ranks of the duty they find it necessary to walk horrible devastation their faces ton compl-eting one of the first
is having trouble with the 'officers· bachelors last week and getting outside the authorized area, they ·showed no sign of sorrow what- studies ever made in forecasting
and enlisted men in his diving married. Congratulations "J. T." should take the shortest possible ever. That's the kind of people the the density of air in connection
class. Seems they complain to him and don't forget the stogies. . . route to their destination. Japanese are." with the resistance it offers to
about not being able to swim!!?? Rumor has it that "Cousin" Kon- Waves and nurses on station lib- A far different role was played shells fired from long-range guns.
C.I.C. icke is engaged and is acting the erty after 1830 should in all pos- by the commander in 1944. Now he In this type of gunnery such fore-
Lt. (jg) Bob Tannenbaum just part of an introvert about it. What sible instances use station trans- was attached to an amphibious casts· are now considered of great
returned· from Hollywood where he say, John? .. . With Dotty Good- portation, and otherwise only the force, and he had the arduous job value.
is technical director for a new rich, SK3c, taking over in the Com- following ·streets before 2200. Sec- of solving its problems of supply In 1935 Commander Gist re-
training film ... New CIC equip- munications Department, we should ond Street between Barracks C and for the impending invasion of sponded to a Bureau of Navigation
ment being installed will soon bring have the low down about this clan D may be used in reaching the Leyte, which was to give us our call for officers of the line to trans-
this school into No. 1 place in the next issue . .. Did you know that Chapel area. Av-enue C is author- first foothold in the Philippines. fer to the Supply Corps. As a
United States. . . "Doc" Petrik George Ryan was, c9nsidered one of ized for walking · as far as Theatre member of this branch he served
reading "The Care of Your New the best car docs in the school? No. 1. The route then runs east All women returning from shore aboard several flagships in the
Born Baby" during free periods. Yep, he changed th-e oil in his Ford to Theatre No. 3 turning south in liberty must take either intra-island Pacific, qn one of which he wit-
How soon "Doc," and do you still last week and it hasn't run since. front of the theatre till it reaches transportation or the special bus nessed the first shelling of the
want triplets? .. , Send our best . .. Dorothy Bakits blushing about Wave barracks square. Fourth which leaves from the San Fran- Marshall and Gilbert Islands irr
of Bev. . . Lt. M. F. Green now her new hair cut. Why;, because she Street may be used for travel from cisco bridge terminal at 2330, 0030 February, 1942. Commander Gist
acting head of the department and cut it herself!! the band circle to Ship's · Service •or 0130. Shore liberty expires at later rendered the Navy another
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Lt. H . Whitebook just back from No. 2, an'd Averiue H from the Rec- 0200 unless an overnight pass. Com- signal service when he helped com-
Washington with the latest infor- Mrs. Box: "Yes, our furniture is rea.tion building to the Post Office, plete details and information re- mission Moffett Field as a lighter-
mation. very antique. This bed, for instance, providing entrance to Wave square garding the new order will be than-air station. '
Gunnery goes back to Louis the Fourteenth.j' from the rear. Waves returning found in TADCEN Order No. 33-45
Field day in the new gunnery Mrs. Knox: "Oh, well, don't fe~l from the last movie at Theatre No. with its enclosed maps illustrating A Virginia kennel with dachs-
shed with Evelyn Zinc, Slc, and so •bad- our whole living room ou ;_ 1 will use island transportation .and authorized travel routes for women hund puppies for sale advertised:
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Thelma Smith, Slc, swabbing fit goes back to Cohen the 30th." ! must be in their barracks by 2315. on Treasure Island. Git a long little doggie.
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